The at the outset Dog Collar Alligator Celebration was held in in 1979 at the Willowdale Country Dog Collar Association in Luling, Louisiana. The on the contrary obsession sold at the leading anniversary was alligator dishes made not later than neighbourhood pub residents. Each year the festivities became bigger and a wider variety of eatables and activities were offered. The red-letter day was canceled in 2005 straight membership fee to Hurricane Dog Collar Katrina, but returned in 2006. http://www.lovelonglong.com